noun
Abbreviation of 冷凍食品 (frozen food). Common in retail, food industry, and everyday conversation.
See also: 冷凍食品
冷食コーナーでピザを買った。
I bought a pizza in the frozen food section.
最近の冷食は味が良くなった。
Frozen food has improved in taste recently.
noun
eating raw food
Refers to the practice of eating food without cooking it. Contrasts with 火食 (eating cooked food). Rare standalone use; mostly found in discussions of dietary habits or historical contexts.
See also: 火食
冷食は火食と対比される概念だ。
Eating raw food is a concept contrasted with eating cooked food.
noun
Cold Food Festival; 105th day after winter solstice
Refers to the Chinese tradition of eating only cold food on the 105th day after the winter solstice. Also used to denote the day itself. Rare and culturally specific; primarily encountered in historical or cultural discussions.
See also: 寒食
冷食は中国の古い風習で、冬至から105日目にあたる。
The Cold Food Festival is an old Chinese custom, falling on the 105th day after the winter solstice.
Another term for the Cold Food Festival; 冷食 is a variant.
Compound of 冷 (cold) and 食 (food/eating). Sense 1 is an abbreviation of 冷凍食品. Senses 2 and 3 are direct readings of the kanji in specific contexts.